Gulab sharbat or "rose petal drink"

Ingredients

• Rose petal drink
• Sharbat is a syrup made from fruits or extracts of flowers and herbs. The syrup is diluted with water and served with ice. Some of the Sharbat may not be diluted in water, for Falooda rose syrup is diluted in evaporated milk. The Sharbat may be used to pour over desserts. Sharbat is an aromatic syrup that is diluted with water and served over ice. Sharbat is a cooler beverage served during hot summers in India. Sharbat is derived from Arabic word 'Sharbah', meaning 'a drink'. Sharbat remained a popular beverage of all the Moghul emperors. Up to 1950s, Sharbat were the preferred beverage for poor and rich, and then came the Coca Cola, rest is history.On a hot summer's day, frosty glass of Rose Sharbat can really cool you off. Another nice way to have it is in a glass of cold milk. Yummy!

Ingrideants:

• I. 2 cups Pink rose petals,
• II. 1 cup Sugar,
• III. 1 tablespoon Lemon juice,
• IV. 1/4 teaspoon Cardamom powder,
• V. 1/2 cup Fresh pomegranate juice (optional),
• VI. 1/2 cup Water,

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Preparation

• Method:
  · In pan add sugar and water Than heat till suger is dissolved.
  · Take 1/4 cup warm water and rose petals than crush and make paste.
  · Add cardamom powder and pomegranate juice or beet paste than mix well.
  · Leave this mixture about 4 hours than strain through a very fine sieve.
  · Now add sugar syrup and lime juice and mix well.
  · Store in the fridge for a 15 days.
  · Pour some syrup in a glass , mix with chilled water and ice than serve.
  
  Note:
  · If you like Rose milkshake than add some syrup in chilled milk and mix well than serve.
  · Coriander leaves, basil leaves and mint leaves take ½ cup and make paste than strain. and take this 1 teaspoon water in one glass of rose drink.